Ra

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ra \Ra\ (r[aum]), n.
     A roe; a deer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Ra- \Ra-\
     A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us
     through the French and Italian. See {Re-}, and {Ad-}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ra
       n 1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in
            minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: {radium}, {atomic
            number 88}]
       2: (astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the
          celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the
          intersection of the hour circle that passes through the
          body; expressed in hours and minutes and second; used with
          declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere;
          "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees" [syn:
           {right ascension}, {celestial longitude}]
       3: ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator
          [syn: {Re}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "Ra":
     Amen-Ra, Anubis, Apollo, Bast, Helios, Horus, Hyperion, Isis, Khem,
     Min, Neph, Nephthys, Nut, Osiris, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Ptah,
     Savitar, Set, Shamash, Sol, Surya, Thoth, Titan
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  RA
       Registration Authority (PKI, ITU, cryptography)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  RA
       Remote Access (BBS)